Thank you for checking out my blog! I am so glad you are here!

My name is Ross and this is my attempt to make sense of the world we live in. I have never written anything prior to this blog. That is to say, I’ve never written anything for public consumption prior to this blog. I am equal parts terrified, excited, and nervous, but through the encouragement of a dear friend I am ready and willing to do this!

My story is not unique, I am recovering from a terrible alcohol and drug addiction. Early on in my sobriety I was helped by many people, and this is my attempt to pay back a debt I believe I owe.

I’m going to write about a lot of things. Recovery will be a big theme. That means writing about what it was like for me, what happened, and what it is like now. I’m going to talk about my limited understanding of God and the gifts that He, She, or It (however you may refer to God) has given to me.

My ultimate goal is to be as dead-level-honest as I can.

What helped me more than anything early on in recovery were the people who had an ability to distill the chaos in their brains and verbalize it in a way that had me thinking, “Holy Crap! THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING!!”

It helped me figure out that I was not alone. That I was not unique. It told me that other people had the same struggles I had but had found the “cheat codes” to living a better life. It helped me begin a journey of introspection…real introspection, where I started discovering what my part was in the life I had created.

With that in mind I began writing about my experiences, and my hope is that someone might read this find the same comfort I did knowing other people had similar experiences.

The simple truth that I have learned over these last two years is that WE ARE NOT ALONE!!! There is great strength in that idea. That strength has helped me find a better way, and these stories explain how I have gotten here. So Come Waste Your Time With Me!